Mowing-machine-tongue support



May 9 T. A. GEORGE MOW ING MACHINE TONGUE SUPPORT Filed Sept. 21. 1921 A Gaorye v Patented May 31, 1927.

THOMAS A. 'enonen, or FANoYrAR-M, KENTUCKY.

MowINe-Miioniiin-roneun sorron'r.

The invention relates to tongue supports for mowing machines and the like and has I the wheels will track properly in the forward movement of the mowing machineand will pivot in a vertical transverse plane for accommodating themselves to the irregularities of the ground.

, With the above and other objects in view ,the invent on resides in the combinationand arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from'the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure '1 is a side elevation of a portion of a mowing machine tongue, showing the tongue support applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the tongue support.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the tongue support. r 7

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a conventional form of mowing mac iine, and 2 a cutter barlocated adja cent the rear end thereof. It has been found that the weight of a mowing machine tongue is particularly heavy and tiring onthe draft animals, which are hitched to singletrees 3, for the reason that the full weight of the tongue and mechanism carried thereby is on the necks of the draft animals. To overcome the above difficulty tongue support ing wheels l which are disposed beneath the tongue, engage the ground and support the weight of the tongue as the mowing machine movesxforwardly. The wheels t-are pivots ally mounted on the ends of a transversely disposed member 5, which member is pivotally mounted on a rearwardly extending horizontally disposed arm 6 of a bracket 7 The bracket 7 is'provided with an upwardly extending "arm 8which extends through a block 9 and pivots in said block; It will be seen that the bracket 7 may pivot in a hori- Application filed September 21, 1921, Serial No. 502,165.

zont-al plane in the block 9 thereby allowing the wheels to also move in a horizontal plane" and also that the transversely disposed wheel supporting member may move in a themselves to the irregularities of thesurtransverse vertical plane to accommodate face of the field over which the mowing ma- 1 chine moves. By formingth-e bracket substantially right angle shaped, itlwill be seen that the wheels 4 will readily track accord. ing to the direction of movement of the mowing machine. g f

Secured to the sides of the block 9 are upwardly extending spaced-bars 10, the up per ends of which engage on opposite sides of-the tongue land are held thereon by 'mea'nsof U-bolts 11 which U-bolts extend through the upper ends of thebars 10 with their arms 12 engaging the upper side 13 5 5 V the under side 14 of the tongue. The arms of the tongue and their arms'lg engaging 12 and 13 are spaced from each other, therefore it will be seen that the bars 10 will be maintained in a vertical position for supporting the wheels .4 and the bracket 7. g g

, From the above it will be seen thata tongue supporting device is provided which. is particularly adapted to supporting the.

tongue of a mowing machine and so constructed that it may be easily and quickly applied to the tongue of a mowing machine without varying the construction of the tongue of the mowing machine.

It will be i also 'seen that the wheels-4 are universally supportedin such a manner that they may move to properly track with the. mowing machine during a turning operation to either. side, but also move in a transverse vertical planefso as to conform to the irregu-v larities of the ground.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is':

' A tongue supporting device fora mowing machine, said support comprlsing downwardly extendingspaced parallel plates, the upper ends of said plates'engaging opposite sidesof the tongue, U-bolts extending throughthe plates and'securing the same to the tongue, a

bearing block disposed between thelow'er ends of the plates, transversely disposed bolts extending through the lower ends of'the plates and the bearing *block, a vertically. disposed shaft pivotally mounted in the bearing block, said shaft terminating above saidblock betweenlthe plates, a nut on said V zontally shaft above the block and between the plates,

said plates forming protecting means for said nut, the lower end of said shaft ter- Ini nating rearwardly extending shaftrearwardly of I the vertically disposed shaft, and Wheels pivoted to said axle, said rearwardly GXtGHCling shaft being in the plane of the axis of 10 the axle and Wheels.

" In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification.

THOMAS A. GEORGE. 

